Press Releases

10/17/2017

BATON ROUGE, LA –
Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry today announced additional criminal
charges have been brought against Michael Wayne Tipton of Alexandria.“It is a disturbing trend that those who view
and distribute child pornography often are also hands-on offenders,” said
General Landry. “My office will not rest in our efforts to arrest child
predators and help rescue their victims.”

Tipton was arrested by the Louisiana Bureau of
Investigation last week onPossession and Distribution of Sexual
Abuse Images/Videos of Children (under the age of 13). Upon further
analysis of the evidence obtained through this investigation and arrest, Tipton
has been additionally charged with one count of First Degree Rape, four counts
of Oral Sexual Battery, three counts of Possession of Sexual Abuse
Images/Videos of Children, three counts of Distribution of Sexual Abuse
Images/Videos of Children, one count of Production of Sexual Abuse
Images/Videos of Children (under the age of 13), and three counts of Production
of Sexual Abuse Images/Videos of Children (over 13, but still a minor). Tipton
was booked into the Rapides Detention Center, where he is currently being held
on a $600,000 bail.
“Oftentimes people think that once an alleged perpetrator is arrested the case
it over; but as it is in this case, we continue to track leads and investigate
further,” said General Landry. “Our team’s efforts to get justice is aided
heavily by the press sharing the news and the public sharing their information
and concerns with us."

General Landry’s Cyber Crime Unit has investigated thousands of computer crimes
that have victimized children from infants to 16 years of age. To report child
exploitation, call the Louisiana Bureau of Investigation at 800-256-4506.